GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: J. Mack Robinson College of Business, School of Accountancy

TENURE TRACK POSITION IN ACCOUNTING

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-track position effective fall 2018 in the School of Accountancy.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: The areas of specialization that will be considered are auditing and financial accounting. We are particularly interested in candidates who can accelerate the college’s strategic emphasis to build research capabilities and academic programs in an era when data, analytics, and other technologies are having a profound impact on accounting practice. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Accounting or related field from an AACSB accredited university and high potential for research and teaching. Compensation is competitive.

PROCESS: Positions are contingent on budget approval. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three recommendation letters, examples of scholarly work, detailed teaching evaluations if any, and a statement of teaching philosophy should be uploaded to http://Academicjobsonline.org. All materials must be submitted in Adobe PDF. Questions should be emailed to Carla Hines at chines@gsu.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Preference may be given to applications received by December 1, 2017.

ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT: Georgia State University is a major urban research university located in the heart of Atlanta. One of the 10 largest accredited business colleges in the United States, Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has 200 faculty, 7,500 students and over 70,000 alumni. According to Standard & Poor’s, more Georgia executives hold graduate degrees from Robinson and Georgia State than from any other school in the nation. The college is highly ranked: according to the University of Texas at Dallas Top 100 Business School Research Ranking, Robinson’s research productivity makes us #1 in Georgia and #3 in the Southeast. Its flagship part-time MBA is ranked among the best by Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News & World Report, and its Executive MBA is considered by Financial Times to be one of the world’s premier programs.

We are creating a new kind of business school - one uniquely capable of developing people from all backgrounds into talented business leaders who will create value in an era of digital transformation. We are extending our STEM perspectives and capabilities in new areas - computer science, statistics and engineering - and integrating them with the core activities of the business school. Our students will connect these new analytical skills with business concepts in immersive experiences, allowing them to capture value from innovation in rapidly changing environments. In all, Robinson itself is learning new ways to collaborate with faculty, students, and business partners to develop a new generation of business leaders.

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Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veterans status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae

Research Statement

Teaching Statement

Publication List

Three Recent Publications

Teaching Evaluations

Three Reference Letters (to be submitted by the reference writers at this site )